Composite letter and attachment.



E. S. DE PUY.

COMPOSITE LETTER AND ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2, 1900.

Patented Jan. 25, 1910.

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INVENTOR EDWARD S. DEPuv -fidfazfl HIS ATTORN'EY.

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

EDWARD SPENCER DE PUY, OF MELROSEv CALIFORNIA.

COMPOSITE LETTER AND ATTACHMENT. 1

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD S. De PUY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Melrese, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Composite Letters and Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to letters, figures, or characters of any description, means for reinforcing and attaching said letters or characters, and supports therefor.

It comprises combinations of parts, and details of construction which will be more fully explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is aperspective view showing a support and the letter attached. Fig. 2 shows sectional views of the same. Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6 are modifications. Fig. 7 is a separate view of the reinforcing device, and attaching means.

The letters, tigures or characters of what ever description may be made of any suitable plastic material which can be molded, and will afterward harden. A

In order to strengthen such n'laterial so as to prevent breakage by accident, I reinforce the character, whatever may be its descrip tion, by a reinforcing strip or strips A, these having a form depending upon the form of the character, and they are embedded in the material when the letter is formed so as .to properly strengthen it.

In order to attach the character, one of ,which is represented at 2, I form tongues,

loops, or projections in any desired manner, as shown at- 3; and these engage with corresponding projections 4 properly formed for the purpose. Thus, the projecting portion at may be supported from a suitable fixture 5; and this fixture may be made either of plastic material hardened, or of wood, or metal.

If made of plastic material, the engaging portion 4 is made with a shank or extension as shown at 4, and this may enter into the material of the support, and be fixed therein when this material hardens.

If the support 5 be made of wood, orotl'ier penctrable material, the shank 4 may be so made as to be driven into the support, and

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 2, 1909.

Patented Jan. 25, 1910.

Serial No. 470,535.

the inner end, if driven through, may be turned over so as to firmly lock it in place, as shown in Fig. 3.

As shown in Figs. 1,2, 5 and 6, the support is in the form of loops or eyes made either from sheet metal, of sutlicient thickness and rigidity, bent to form oval openings, or by the use of sutliciently large wires or rods bent into the form of eyes, and the connection 3 for the letter or character is in the form 'of a shank projecting from the character and having a dowmrardly bent projection which will enter the loop or eye from the supporting part.

In Figs. 3 and 4-, the fixed )ill't or support is in the form of an upvardly bent tongue having its inner end secured in the support, and the engaging part 3 is in the form of a loop adapted to [it the upturned portion of the tongue; the shank and the loop extending into the letter or charact and having outwardly turned portions 3 which are embedded in the material of the charac er so as to hold it firmly. By this construction I am enabled to provide for the easy attachment of letters, figures, or characters for sign or other work, and the equally easy re-' moval of such characters for repair or replacement. It will beuiulerstood that this construction may be employed for any like or equivalent structures to which it is applicable.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secur'eby Letters Putent is- Letters or characters formed of plastic material'which will set and harden, said lettor-s having an internal reinforce substantially conforming to its general outline, and bars or strips having one portion embedded in the material crf the letters and connected to said internal reinforce, and having another portion projecting outwardly adapted to interlock with a reacting support.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two sul'mcribing witnesses.

EDWARD SPENCER DE PUY.

Witnesses:

ANs'oN A. DE PUY, Pn'rnn I). POST. 

